Frederick Maurice (military historian)

Sir Frederick Maurice
Sir Frederick Maurice
	Maurice on 1 May 1917
Birth name	Frederick Barton Maurice
Nickname(s)	Putty Nose
Born	19 January 1871; Dublin, Ireland
Died	19 May 1951 (aged 80); Cambridge, England
Branch	British Army
Years of service	1892–1918
Rank	Major-General
Service number	55071
Unit	Sherwood Foresters
Battles / wars	Tirah campaign; Second Boer War; World War I; Battle of Mons;
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath; Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George; Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order; Distinguished Service Order;
Spouse(s)	Margaret Helen Marsh (m. 1899; died 1942)
Children	one son, four daughters (including Joan Robinson)
Relations	Frederick Denison Maurice (grandfather); Sir John Maurice (father);
Other work	Correspondent, writer, academic

Major-General Sir Frederick Barton Maurice, KCMG, CB (19 January 1871 – 19 May 1951) was a British Army officer, military correspondent, writer and academic. During the First World War he was forced to retire from the army in May 1918 after writing a letter to The Times criticizing Prime Minister David Lloyd George for making misleading statements about the strength of British forces on the Western Front. He also later founded the British Legion in 1920, and served as its president from 1932 to 1947.